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First up, I've got serious doubts about what Byng says. If he was the person fronting up the bid, then wouldn't he also be the person who sent the bid to the Administrator? Every he says from that point on is tainted, to my mind, so him blaming ACL for his own failures is a bit rich, imho. As...

I'm Tim Fisher and so's my wife. (Just thought I'd get that one in first.) ;)

All good questions, but a little politeness might not go amiss. I don't like TF much, but I'd at least have the courtesy to call him Mr Fisher if I was preparing a list of formal, written questions. Salute the rank not the man etc. ;) (Edit) Sorry to be clear, I mean the stuff about "Tim's...

Hi Godiva, again, I'm no expert on company insolvency but I was doing some research on this last night. I think OSB has already alluded to this earlier, but in essence the voting process for coming out of admin with a Company Voluntary Arrangement isn't straightforward. Although it looks...

Page 1: Before you start make sure you have all of the pieces you require. Girders (40m) x 500 Girders (25m) x 300 Allen Key (10mm - supplied) Flat-head screwdriver. :)

Good idea, but there's always a critical bit missing, it always takes much longer than you think, and there's invariably a screw loose somewhere. Inevitably tension builds during the planning and build process, and it all ends in a blazing row after which no one will talk to each other. But...

It's a really, really good question. I think ACL might be able to challenge this route even if paid the £650k in full, because there's clearly a contract for another 40-odd years at £1.2m and the Administrator has the option via other bids to maintain CCFC Ltd as a going concern (which would...

Not only have I worked it out, but the wife's already spent it. ;)

I'd usually agree, but I think in this case both sides have access to sufficient funds and have enough to lose that they'll exhaust all legal avenues before giving up. I suspect, and again this is just my opinion, that the only way to short-circuit all this would be an offer to SISU to buy them...

Absolutely wingy, although I think if SISU lose the bidding process then they'll be more than prepared to drag administration out and walk it through the courts. I suppose that figures. If you were (say) £30m in the hole, then another few hundred thousand on court costs might be tempting...

I think ACL's recent offer to let CCFC Ltd play free at the Ricoh whilst in Administration, and TF's absolute insistence that the only way forward for the club is for CFFC Ltd to exit Admin as quickly as possible, gives a clue as to where all this is going. Fisher and SISU will clearly only...

Andy, if your close family friend ever gives you a tip for a horse, my advice would be don't back it. ;)

Hi Stuart. First off, fair play to you for coming on here to engage with us. I've got to say though, that like others, I thought Fisher got a relatively easy ride on some of the trickier questions. Saying that it's a 'complex' or it's 'a mess' isn't going to cut it. SISU are claiming that a...

Personally I think you've done terrific work, osb, and it's just a pity that Fisher was once again allowed to sidestep the key questions. It really frustrates me that SISU and the present and former directors aren't being properly challenged on their running of CCFC Ltd. CWR and the CET should...

Andy, I'm afraid you keep repeating the same mistakes: If you're talking about F & B revenue, it's not the Council it's Compass. If you're talking about the rent, it's not the Council, it's ACL. And it's not £1.2m, it's £400k (or could have been). If you're talking about SISUs investment...

If ACL were planning to distress CCFC why did they negotiate a rent decrease?

The quote just said CCFC Ltd. If SISU win the bid I presume it would be hard to back track, but maybe it would force them to honouring future agreements. Never a dull day with CCFC. (Ltd).

Just on CWR - ACL offer to let CCFC Ltd play for free for one season.

Must confess that I didn't see that one coming. I wouldn't be much behind ACL running the club in the long term, but it's hard to see how they could do a worse job than SISU (who have somehow managed to load £60m of debts onto a non-trading subsiduary). I would imagine the strategy is to...

I'm sorry, but that's simply not true. £1.2m was a pretty fair rent considering the cost of the stadium build. And the club could have had a deal where they paid more in the Prem, but less in lower divisions, but decided not to. Also there was a agreement on the able for £400k don't forget...